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Finance Commission
The Fifteenth Finance Commission meets representatives of Urban Local Bodies of Goa
The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh alongwith its Members and senior officials today met with the representatives of the Urban Local Bodies  of Goa today.
The Commission was informed that:
- Out of the 18 functions envisaged in Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution, 10 functions have been devolved to ULBs. Further, Out of the 10 devolved functions,  Roads and Bridges and  Public Health, Sanitation conservancy and solid waste management have been partially devolved.
- Accounts of the ULBs are maintained and audited upto 2016-17.
- Number of local bodies  at each level of ULBs is as below:
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ULBs
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Number of Local Bodies
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Municipal Corporation
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01 
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Municipalities
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13
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Total
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14
- First State Finance Commission was constituted in 1999 and Government of Goa had accepted its recommendations in November, 2001.
- Second State Finance Commission has submitted its report in December, 2007, but Government has not accepted the recommendations of the Second State Finance Commission.
- Third State Finance Commission was constituted in January, 2017  and has not submitted the report after completion of three years.
Recommendations of 14th Finance Commission:
- Grants recommended by 14th Finance Commission to Urban Local Body Rs. 220 crore . Out of Rs. 176 crore , Goa has received only Rs. 104 crore by the end of 31st March, 2019. .
- Out of Rs. 44 crore Performance Grant, Goa has received only Rs. 8.62 crore in 2016-17 . .
The 15th Finance Commission has sought the reason for not accepting the recommendations of 2nd SFC. The Commission also wanted to know why the submission of report of Third State Finance Commission is awaited even after three years of its constitution and whether ULBs have suffered any loss of revenue due to subsuming of advertisement & entertainment tax, unless levied by local bodies, in GST. The Commission wanted to know, if any, compensatory mechanism was provided to ULBs to meet the revenue shortfall due to such subsuming.
Representatives of Urban Local Bodies present at the meeting were:- Shri Uday V. Madkaikar, Mayor, Corporation of City of Panaji, Shri Rayn Braganza, Chairperson, Mapusa Municipal Council, Shri Rajaram A. Gaonkar, Chairperson, Bicholim Municipal Council, Shri Akhtar Ali Shah, Chairperson, Valpoi Municipal Council, Smt. Nitu Sameer Dessai, Chairperson, Canacona Municipal Council, Smt. PanzyCoutinho, Chairperson, Cuncolim Municipal Council and Shri Nandadeep M. Raut, Chairperson, Mormugao Municipal Council.
The Commission has noted all the issues raised by the representatives and has assured to address them in the recommendations to the Union Government.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme to empower rural women through State and District Centres
Student Volunteers to help in Community engagement
Government of India has approved a new scheme namely Mahila Shakti Kendra for 2017-18 upto 2019-20 to empower rural women through community participation. The scheme is envisaged to work at various levels, and at the National level  and State level  technical support to the respective governments on issues related to women is provided.
Community engagement through College Student Volunteers is envisioned in 115 most backward districts as part of the Block Level initiatives. Student volunteers will play an instrumental role in awareness generation regarding various important government schemes/ programmes as well as social issues. District Level Centre for Women  has also been envisaged for 640 districts to be covered in phased manner. These centres will serve as a link between village, block and state level in facilitating women centric schemes and also give foothold for Beti Bachao Beti Padhao  scheme at the district level.
Under the Scheme, State Resource Centre for Women is provided for all States/UTs, District Level Centre for Women  for 640 districts to be covered in a phased manner  and Block Level initiative to be focussed in 115 most backward districts covering 8 blocks in each district .
The Scheme is implemented through the State Government /UT Administration with a cost sharing ratio of 60:40 between centre and states except for NE & Special Category States where the funding ratio is 90:10.
This information was given by Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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Ministry of Defence
Indo-Korean Friendship Park Inaugurated by Mr Suh Wook, Hon'ble Minister of National Defence,Republic of Korea
India’s First Indo-Korean Friendship Park was jointly inaugurated by Mr Suh Wook, Hon'ble Minister of National Defence, Republic of Korea and Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, at Delhi Cantonment on 26 Mar 2021. Located in Delhi Cantonment, the park's significance is not only because of it being a symbol of strong India-South Korea friendly relations, but also as a monument to India’s contributions as part of 21 countries which participated in Korean war 1950-53, under the aegis of the United Nations.
The park has been developed in joint consultation with Ministry of Defence, Government of India, Indian Army, Delhi Cantonment Board, Emabssy of Korea and Korean War Veterans Association of India.
Spread across a green area of six acres, the park includes an entrance gate beautifully made in Korean style signifying the graceful culture, a jogging track, well landscaped garden and an amphitheatre. The park has an imposing handshake artifact standing tall at the entrance bearing flags of India and South Korea which was unveiled by Mr Suh Wook, Hon’ble Minister of National Defence, Republic of Korea and Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon'ble Raksha Mantri. The park also has a larger than life statue of General KS Thimayya, a celebrated soldier who led the Indian contingent as Chairman of Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission  in Korea headed by India. The commission, through Custodian Force of India , was responsible for gathering unrepatriated prisoners of war into camps which was also India’s first commitment to a UN assignment after independence. The five pillars raised in the backdrop of General Thimayya’s statue are embossed with details of operations carried out by 60 Parachute Field Ambulance during the Korean war where they had treated about 1,95,000 cases, and performed about 2,300 field surgeries. One pillar also encompasses Nobel Laureate Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s narration of Korea as “The Lamp of the East” which was published in Korean daily “Dong-A-llbo” in 1929.
The ceremony was attended by a delegation from Republic of Korea including the Ambassador of Republic of Korea to India. The attendees also included the Chief of Defence Staff and the three Services Chiefs along with members of Korean War Veterans Association of India.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves signing and ratification of Extradition Treaty between India and Malawi
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved thesigning and ratification of the Extradition Treaty between India and Malawi.
The Treaty would provide a legal framework for seeking extradition of terrorists, economic offenders and other criminals from and to Malawi.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Kais Saied on being sworn-in as President of Tunisia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the President Kais Saied on being sworn-in as the President of the Republic of Tunisia.
"Congratulations to President Kais Saied on being sworn-in as the President of the Republic of Tunisia. I look forward to working with him to further strengthen India-Tunisia relations", the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia will lead ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ Campaign in Gwalior
Shri Scindia also to pay tribute to the martyrs of freedom struggle
Programmes to be held at Maharani Lakshmi Bai Ki Chhatri and Central Jail, Gwalior
Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel will be inaugurating a photo exhibition and spearheading various programmes at Maharani Lakshmi Bai Ki Chhatri and Central Jail, Gwalior as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav  is being observed by the Central government and the Indian populace to mark the country's 75th anniversary of independence with an enthusiasm to bring the Tiranga home and be a part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign. ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ is a campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to encourage people to bring the Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark the 75th year of India’s independence.
In view of this year’s Independence Day celebration, Ministry of Civil Aviation will be organizing a photo exhibition on 14th August at Maharani Lakshmi Bai Ki Chhatri, Gwalior. The event will be inaugurated and led by Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia. During the event, he will be hoisting the National Flag  at Maharani Lakshmi Bai Samarak, paying his tributes to the Martyrs/freedom fighters of our freedom struggle and will also meet and felicitate their family members.
During this visit, the Minister will also be inaugurating Railway Hockey Stadium, Media Center at Phoolbagh and various upgradation works at a district hospital in Murar.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall very likely at isolated places over East Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh; Heavy Rainfall at isolated places over East Uttar Pradesh, West Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Gujarat Region, Konkan & Goa today
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department :
Friday 25 June 2021 Time of Issue: 1300 hours IST
All India Impact Based Weather Warning Bulletin 
25 June : ♦ Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall very likely at isolated places over East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and Heavy Rainfall at isolated places over East Uttar Pradesh, West Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Gujarat Region and Konkan & Goa.
- Thunderstorm with lightning & gusty winds  very likely at isolated places over West Rajasthan and Andaman & Nicobar Islands; with lightning & gusty winds  at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi and Telangana and with lightning at isolated places over East Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura and Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam.
- Strong Winds  very likely over Southwest, West central and North Arabian Sea and along & off Gujarat coast; Squally weather  over south Andaman sea. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM chairs 34th PRAGATI interaction
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired the thirty-fourth PRAGATI interaction today. In today’s meeting, various projects, programmes and grievances were reviewed. Projects of the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs were discussed. These projects, with a total cost of about Rs 1 lakh crore, pertained to ten states and Union Territories, including Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
During the interaction, the programmes-Ayushman Bharat and Jal JeevanMission were reviewed. Also, grievances related to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs were taken up.
Prime Minister directed all the officials to ensure and expedite comprehensive resolution of grievances. For the projects being reviewed, the Prime Minister asked Chief Secretaries to ensure early resolution of pending issues and target completion by the due date. He said that all states should strive for 100 percent enrolment in Ayushman Bharat at the earliest. He also encouraged states and UTs to draw a roadmap for achieving the targets in Mission Mode under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
In the previous 33 PRAGATI interactions, 280 projects, along with 50 programmes/schemes and grievances across 18 sectors have been taken up.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves amalgamation of Jio Cinema OTT platform with Viacom 18 Media Private Limited, following an investment by BTS Investment 1 Pte. Ltd. and Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves the amalgamation of the Jio Cinema OTT platform with Viacom 18 Media Private Limited , following an investment by BTS Investment 1 Pte. Ltd.  and Reliance Projects & Property Management Services Limited .
The Proposed Combination involves the amalgamation of the Jio Cinema OTT platform with Viacom 18, following an investment by BTS1 and RPPMSL.
BTS1 is a company incorporated under the laws of Singapore. It is currently in the process of raising capital from various investors including sovereign funds, multinationals, and global institutional investors.
RPPMSL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, is engaged in the provision of IT support services, business and infrastructure support services, manpower support services and erection and commissioning of telecom facilities. RPPMSL is also presently engaged in the business of owning and operating the Jio Cinema OTT platform.
RSL is presently not engaged in any business activities.
Viacom 18 is engaged in providing the following services in the media and entertainment sector in India:  broadcasting of channels across genres,  OTT video streaming through Voot and Voot Kids,  production and distribution of feature films,  production and licensing of digital content, and  other allied businesses.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Distribution of Fortified Rice to Curb Malnutrition
As per the information received from Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Food & Public Distribution, the Centrally Sponsored Pilot Scheme on “Fortification of Rice and its Distribution under Public Distribution System ” has been approved for a period of three years beginning 2019-20 with a total budget outlay of Rs.174.64 Crore.
The Pilot Scheme is funded by Government of India in the ratio of 90:10 in respect of North Eastern, Hilly and Island States and 75:25 in respect of the rest of the States. The Pilot Scheme focuses on 15 districts, preferably 1 district per State. The decentralized model of fortification by States/UTs has been approved in the Pilot Scheme with blending at the rice milling stage. The operational responsibilities and identification of the districts for implementation of the Pilot Scheme lie with the States/UTs. States/UTs have been requested to operationalize blending of fortified rice at milling stage and start its distribution through PDS as early as possible.
So far, 15 States, i.e., Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh have consented for implementation of the Pilot Scheme. Out of these States, Maharashtra and Gujarat have already started distribution of fortified rice under PDS in the Pilot Scheme from February, 2020.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Culture
International Day of Yoga 2022 Celebration at Eastern India by Government of India Ministries and Departments
Government of India is celebrating International Day of Yoga on 21.06.2022 at 75 Iconic Locations which are Tourism Hotspots too
Kolkata: June 20, 2022
International Day of Yoga  will be celebrated at nine iconic places in Eastern Region.
The nine iconic locations in Eastern Region are as follows:
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Belur Math, West Bengal, where Dr. Subhas Sarkar, MoS  will participate in the event.
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Mountain Railways of India  Batasia Loop, Darjeeling, West Bengal, where Smt. Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State for Railways will participate in the event.
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Maa Kishakeshwari Temple Site, Mayurbhanj, Odisha where Shri Bisweshwar Tudu, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Jal Shakti will participate in the event
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Puri Beach, Odisha where Shri Mahendra Nath Pandey, Union Minister of Heavy Industries will participate in the event.
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Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha where Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, will participate in the event.
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Khunti, Jharkhand where Shri Arjun Munda, Minister for Tribal Affairs will participate in the event.
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Nalanda Mahavihara , Bihar where Shri R. K. Singh, Minister of Power & Renewable Energy, will participate in the event.
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Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar where Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, Minister of Steel will participate in the event.
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Cellular Jail , Andaman & Nicobar Islands where Smt. Smriti Irani, Minister of Women & Child Development will participate in the event.
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, and all the Eastern region Offices of Ministry of Tourism are collaborating with the above said nodal Ministries to make the event a grand success.
"Government of India is celebrating International Day of Yoga at 75 Iconic Locations across India to mark the positive effect of Yoga on Humanity, for physical and mental well-being of human beings. Prime Minister will participate in a Mass Yoga Demonstration at Mysore Palace ground, on the occasion of 8th International Day of Yoga.
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India is participating with a lot of gusto and enthusiasm in the locations of Belur Math  and Darjeeling Himalayan Railways  with Ministry of Education & Ministry of Railways respectively. More than 20 crores people are expected to participate in tomorrow’s International Day of Yoga Celebration across the nation and that would essentially boost the tourism potentials of India. We wish everyone a happy and healthy life on this special occasion and hope the love for Yoga at Indian destinations would grow many fold post this extraordinary celebration." said Dr. Sagnik Chowdhury, Regional Director East and Deputy Director General, Ministry of Tourism.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
Nearly 173 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 10.79 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,72,98,29,370
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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10,79,75,272
Nearly 173 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 10.79 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Special Service and Features
“Every Indian must have equal opportunities to prosperity irrespective of community, caste, place or religion," says Union Minister Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Inaugurates Malabar Yuvajana Sangamam at Koranghad, Kozhikode
Kozhikode: Dec 30, 2022
Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said that the government under Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was committed to working with all communities for the future of India. Every Indian must have equal opportunities to prosperity irrespective of community, caste, place or religion, he added.
He was addressing the Malabar Yuvajana Sangamam at Alphonsa English Higher Secondary School at Koranghad, Kozhikode. The Samgamam witnessed the participation of over 5000 members of the Kerala Catholic Youth Movement .
The Minister said that the Christian Community had contributed tremendously towards the growth and development of Kerala and that they were an important stakeholder in India’s Amritkaal - the journey towards a developed Nation by 2047.
Earlier, the Minister had interacted with the students of 20 colleges at Thamaraseri in Kozhikode.
Finance Commission
15th Finance Commission Meets Representative of Trade and Industry Bodies of Punjab
The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman Shri N K Singh, met with the representatives of the Trade and Industry Bodies in Amritsar as part of its 3 days visit to Punjab. The Commission had detailed discussion with the representatives and the State Government Officers.
❖ Contribution of secondary and tertiary sector to the GSVA of Punjab is low as compared to other select General Category States , indicating limited taxing capacity of the State.
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Sector
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Tamil Nadu
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Kerala
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Maharashtra
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Haryana
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Punjab
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Primary
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12.02
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13.06
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15.33
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19.46
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29.20
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Secondary
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34.11
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24.35
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28.63
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30.74
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24.57
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Tertiary
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53.87
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62.59
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56.04
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49.80
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46.23
❖ Very few big players of Service Sector are currently operating in Punjab and majority of taxpayers of Service Sector are covered under the category of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises .
❖ Largest bicycle and its components manufacturing State of the country. Leading manufacturer of Hosiery/Woolen goods which contribute 65% to India’s manufacturing of similar goods.
❖ The state ranks 20th in the ease of doing business ranking with a score of 54.36%. On the other hand, the neighboring Haryana stands at 3rd rank with a score of 98.06%
Challenges faced by the State: As per the State’s Memorandum:
❖ Punjab has a huge disadvantage with its Capital city, Chandigarh, being a Union Territory as other states benefit from the large consumption in its Capital city.
❖ Being a border State, neighboring a hostile country, hinders investment in the State.
❖ Special industrial incentives package given to Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh  has affected the industrial development in the State immensely.
GST:
❖ The states with metropolitan and other bigger cities have gained disproportionately on account of GST on services, while the states like Punjab, which are primarily agrarian and rural, have heavily lost on this account.
❖ Under the VAT regime, states had different rates of taxation depending on the quantum of consumption. The rates of the taxes in the State of Punjab were comparatively on a higher side.
❖ Large number of commodities taxed earlier @ 14.30% and @ 15.95% by the State of Punjab, have now under GST, been placed in the tax slab of 6% or 9%, like soft drinks, building material, marble and granite, plywood, furniture etc.
Recent State Government Initiatives:
❖ Notified the "Industrial & Business Development Policy-2017", a part of its vision to put the State back on high trajectory of growth and prosperity.
❖ The Policy is centered around eight core strategic pillars of Infrastructure, Power, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises , Ease of Doing Business, Startup & Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Fiscal & Non-Fiscal Incentives and Stakeholder Engagement supported by sector specific strategies for growth.